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    Join Date: Jan 2013

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    I'm Kerry.

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    Hello all. I started a thread in January 2017 saying “I’m back” and the thread drifted into a medical
    one after the mention of prostate cancer and ended as I was going into treatment....

    I elected Radiotherapy plus hormone therapy. The RT was 20 factions with a new state of the art Truebeam machine: this finished in March 2017 with about 2 weeeks of discomfort afterwards. Now, nearly 12 months on, my PSA is zero and the side effects don’t affect my life too much at all. So, Cancer beaten.

    Hifi wise, not much change except the Systemdek has had a long overdue service and now sits on a slab of granite, an offcut from a friend’s kitchen installation.
    Dunlop Systemdek Transcription, Linn Itokk LVII, Dynavector 10X5, Dynavector P75 MkII pre-amp, Cyrus 8 and Cyrus Smartpower bi-amping to Ruark Talisman speakers. Digital is Cyrus CD7Q. AKG K550 headphones.

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    Welcome back Kerry, and glad your feeling better.
    Analogue
    401 / PU7 / AT33ev
    Longdog Audio Quartz turntable PSU
    Longdog Audio MCJ1 - Prototype Phonostage
    Digital
    Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3
    Topping D50s
    Caiman Seg & Dorado
    Cambridge CXC
    Amps
    Tron Seven Linestage
    Bel Canto Set 40 or Nick Gorham built 300B Set Monoblocks
    Speakers
    Tannoy GRF Memory.
    Tannoy ST100.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Westyman View Post
    Hello all. I started a thread in January 2017 saying “I’m back” and the thread drifted into a medical
    one after the mention of prostate cancer and ended as I was going into treatment....

    I elected Radiotherapy plus hormone therapy. The RT was 20 factions with a new state of the art Truebeam machine: this finished in March 2017 with about 2 weeeks of discomfort afterwards. Now, nearly 12 months on, my PSA is zero and the side effects don’t affect my life too much at all. So, Cancer beaten.

    Hifi wise, not much change except the Systemdek has had a long overdue service and now sits on a slab of granite, an offcut from a friend’s kitchen installation.
    Welcome back Kerry and thank God you're past the worst, really happy to hear that.

    Wishing you lots of hifi fun and indulgence, you deserve it !
    My System:
    Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
    Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
    Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.

    CDP - Pioneer PD-91
    Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
    QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
    Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses

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    Glad you came through intact. Welcome back
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    Quote Originally Posted by Westyman View Post
    I elected Radiotherapy plus hormone therapy. The RT was 20 factions with a new state of the art Truebeam machine: this finished in March 2017 with about 2 weeeks of discomfort afterwards. Now, nearly 12 months on, my PSA is zero and the side effects don’t affect my life too much at all. So, Cancer beaten.
    That's simply wonderful news to hear, Kerry, on such a beautiful bright and sunny morning!

    Long may you continue to enjoy good health, and now of course some great tunes on your system

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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    Good news Kerry. Hope you can move on with your life now. Wish you the best.

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    Good news indeed, all the best for the future!
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    That's excellent news... Welcome back.

    Glad you got through it. I hope one day any Cancer will be a thing of the past.

    Glad you are back and glad your groovin' again

    All the best to you and yours.
    Ultrafide U500DC power amplifier - Croft Vitale )highly modified) - TRIO L-07D Turntable - Denon DL103C1 - Funk Firm Houdini - Lentek MC head amp - 15" Tannoy Monitor Gold Loudspeakers in Lockwood Major cabinets (From Trident Studios) - Tannoyista SPEC 3 Custom Crossovers - VanDamme Black Speaker Cable


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    Join Date: Apr 2009

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    I'm Dave.

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    Glad you are feeling better.

    I wish you well.

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    Great news-your health is your wealth!

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